America Has New Type of Money, Making Some Rich...Should You Get It?
One of America's most controversial CEOs says, "A new form of money in America is making some people (including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and 17 of America's 25 wealthiest individuals), rich. It has nothing to do with gold, bitcoin, or anything like that, but it's 100% legal. The problem? Few Americans have a real understanding of how it works.
About First Foundation Inc
First Foundation Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides financial services to individuals, businesses, and other organizations in the United States. It operates through two segments, Banking, and Investment Management and Wealth Planning. The company offers a range of bank deposit products, including personal and business checking accounts, savings accounts, interest-bearing negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market accounts, and time certificate of deposits; and loan products consisting of multifamily and single family residential real estate loans, commercial real estate loans, and commercial term loans and line of credits, as well as consumer loans, such as personal installment loans and line of credits, and home equity line of credits. It also provides various specialized services comprising trust services, internet and mobile banking, remote deposit capture services, merchant credit card services, ATM cards, Visa debit cards, and business sweep accounts, as well as insurance brokerage services and equipment financing solutions. In addition, the company offers investment management and financial planning services; treasury management services; advisory and coordination services in the areas of estate planning, retirement planning, and charitable and business ownership issues; and financial, investment, and economic advisory and related services. Further, it provides support services, including the processing and transmission of financial and economic data for charitable organizations. The company operates through a network of 20 branch offices and 3 loan production offices in California, Nevada, and Hawaii. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
General
| Name | First Foundation Inc |
| Ticker | FFWM |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Industry | Banks-Regional |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 502 |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 27.20 |
| Market Cap | 1,118,973,440 |
| PE Ratio | -1.77 |
| PEG Ratio | 2.80 |
Share Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 44,669,600 |
| Shares Float | 39,140,426 |
| Shares Short | 691,876 |
| Insider Holdings | 1245% |
| Institution Holdings | 62.52% |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 27.20 |
| Market Cap | 1,118,973,440 |
| PE Ratio | -1.77 |
| PEG Ratio | 2.80 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 13.32 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 4.27 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 1.49 |
Dividend
First Foundation Inc pays out a dividend of $0.28 per share, with a dividend yield of 0.77%.
FFWM's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on February 15, 2021.
They pay out 15.96% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| May 16, 2024 | $0.01 |
| Feb 15, 2024 | $0.01 |
| Nov 16, 2023 | $0.01 |
| Aug 17, 2023 | $0.02 |
| May 19, 2023 | $0.02 |
| Feb 16, 2023 | $0.11 |
| Nov 17, 2022 | $0.11 |
| Aug 16, 2022 | $0.11 |
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